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1. On a standard UK Monopoly board, what lies diagonally opposite "Go"? Free Parking

2. In Scrabble, how many extra points does a player get for using up all their letters? 50

3. What is the largest number on a standard Backgammon doubling cube? 64

4. Name the missing Cluedo murder weapon: Dagger, Revolver, Lead Piping, Candlestick, Rope? Spanner

5. In the board game Risk, which Continent is regarded the easiest to defend? Australia

6. What is the literal meaning of the word 'Cenotaph'? Empty tomb

7. How is a wife of a Sultan known? Sultana

8. Which synthetic material was named by combining the French words or velvet and hook? Velcro

9. The words Czar and Kaiser were both taken from the name of which famous person in History? Julius Caesar

10. Which fictional character from Chidren's books spoke the line: 'I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me?' Winnie the Pooh

11. How many Countries border Germany? 9

12. How many South American Countries does the Equator Cross? Name one of them. 3, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil

13. Which five districts make up New York: Brooklyn, Manhatten, Richmond, Queens & Bronx

14. What is the largest city in India? Calcutta

15. What is the World's most Southerly Capital? Wellington, New Zealand

16. In the TV Series Doctor Who, which form of dance is the inspiration behind the way that Daleks move? Ballet

17. True or False: In 2004, the Vatican received an economics award for outsourcing prayers to India? True

18. Which famous novel includes the words ' light of my life, fire of my loins?' Lolita (Narbakov)

19. In Monopoly, how much do you get if you win the Crossword Competition? £100

20. Who is the only actor to have won a Best Actor Oscar for his feature film debut and what was the film? Ben Kingsley, Ghandi

31. On a standard dart board, what is the lowest number that cannot be scored with a single dart? 23

32. Which Country was FIFA World Cup Runners Up both in 1982 and 1986? West Germany

33. Which woman was the first to cross the line at the 2005 London Marathon? Paula Radcliffe

34. How many minutes long is a Rugby Union match? 80 mins

35. Who scored the opening goal in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final? Paolo Maldini

36. What famous person rode a horse called Black Bess? Dick Turpin

37. After Queen Victoria, who is Britain's longest serving monarch? George III

38. In which country did the Battle of Waterloo take place? Belgium

39. Which British Monarch was known as the 'Sailor King?' William IV

40. Who was the second President of the USA? John Adams

41. Michael Bond wrote about which fictional bear in a series of children's books of the same name? Paddington

42. Who created the Mr Men books? Roger Hargreaves

43. Which children's book included the characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee? Alice In Wonderland

44. Who wrote a series of books about Adrian Mole? Sue Townsend

45. What was the name of the dog in Enid Blyton's Famous Five books' ? Timmy

46. Who one the 2005 Scottish Cup Final & by what score? Celtic, 1 - 0

47. Name the character killed in each episode of South Park? Kenny

48. In the name of the Australian National Airline, what do the letters QANTAS stand for? Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service.

49. Name the duo that wrote 'The Sound Of Music'? Hammerstein and Rogers

50. What was unique about the gobstopper invented by Willy Wonka in the 'Charlie and Chocolate Factory?' Lasts Forever

51. Down the road I look and there runs Mary, Hair of Gold and lips like cherries Tom Jones, Green, Green Grass of Home

52. Oo, Someone to be kind to, In between the dark and the light The Eagles, One of those Nights

53. You get the grey skies outta my way, You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day Wham, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

54. In the twist of separation you excelled at being free Take That, Back For Good

55. Please allow me to introduce myself, I am a man of wealth and taste Rolling Stones, Sympathy For The Devil

60. First Blood 

1. According to his fake ID, how tall is Bart Simpson? 4 ft 2 “

2. How many episodes of Dr Who did Tom Baker appear in? 172

3. How many pieces of wooden equipment is required to play a game of cricket? 12

4. How long in miles is the River Nile? 4160

5. How many times is the F-word used in Scarface? 206

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